2. Who among the following was the winner of the Booker Prize for the book ‘Disgrace’?

(1) Arundhati Roy
(2) Amitav Ghosh
(3) Ian McEwan
(4) J.M. Coetzee

3. During the Mughal period which traders were the first to come to India?

(1) Portuguese
(2) Dutch
(3) Danish
(4) English

4. With reference to Indian Parliament, consider the following statements :
I. A member of Lok Sabha cannot be arrested by police under any case when the Parliament is in session.
II. Members of the Indian Parliament have the privilege of exemption from attendance as witnesses in the law courts.
Which of these statements is/are correct?

(1) I only
(2) II only
(3) Both I and II
(4) Neither I nor II

5. Who are popularly known as ‘Lokahitwadi’?

(1) G.G. Agarkar
(2) R.G. Bhandarkar
(2) M.G. Ranade
(4) G.H. Deshmukh

6. In the context of Panchayati Raj, which one of the following is true about Gram Sabha?

(1) This is the topmost tier of the Panchayati Raj.
(2) It consists of all the voters residing in the                 jurisdiction of a Village Panchayat
(3) It is the executive body consisting of selected           representatives from Village Panchayat
(4) It consists of all adult males of the Village               Panchayat

7. The decimal system was first known in India at the beginning of

(1) 2nd century AD
(2) 3rd century AD
(3) 4th century AD
(4) 5th century AD

8. With reference to Indian Freedom Struggle, consider the following statements :
I. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru formed the Congress Khilafat Swarajya Party.
II. In 1919, Gandhiji was elected President of the Khilafat Conference.
III. The Communist Party of India was banned by the Government in 1934.
Which of these statements is/are correct ?

(1) I and II
(2) II only
(3) I and III
(4) I, II and III

9. Consider the following events :
I. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
II. First Round Table Conference
III. Simon Commission
IV. Poona Pact

The correct chronological order of these events is
(1) I, IV, III, II
(2) II, I, III, IV
(3) III, II, I, IV
(4) II, III, I, IV

10. Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for introducing market control mechanism ?

(1) Iltutmish
(2) Balban
(3) Alauddin Khilji
(4) Feroze Tughlaq

11. Rabindranath Tagore returned the title of Knighthood to the British Government to protest against the

(1) Rowlatt Act of 1919
(2) Introduction of Diarchy in the provinces
(3) Partition of Bengal
(4) Massacre in Jallianwalla Bagh

12. Consider the following events :

I. American War of Independence
II. Industrial Revolution
III. French Revolution
IV. Russian Revolution The correct chronological sequence of these events is

(1) II, I, III, IV
(2) I, II, III, IV
(3) IV, II, I, III
(4) III, IV, II, I